The explicit attention to sustainability and related concepts within the context of housing and urban development dates back to the 70’s of the last century. Since then, a lot of efforts have been done to define the concept and to bring it into practice. This involved efforts from national to local governments, …

One of a number of cities in The Netherlands, which attract a large international community, is Maastricht, the capital of The etherlands most southern Province. Maastricht is internationally, recognized as the European City which lies in the 'heart' of Europe, due to its proximity to both the German, …

Aanleiding voor dit ondersteunend onderzoek is de ontwerpopdracht van de afstudeerfase die wij hebben gemaakt voor het landgoed Wilhelminapark te Boxtel. Het Wilhelminapark heeft een hoge ecologische, landschappelijke- en cultuurhistorische waarden. Gezien de kwetsbaarheid van deze waarden is het van …

Onderzoek naar de risico's van megabedrijven in de varkenshouderij

Huisvestingsnota voor damherten in de gemeente Hillegom

This article presents a social analysis and a spatial outline of this quarter. On the basis of two cross-sections it is possible to study the social and spatial effects of industrialisation on this neighbourhood. Petrus Regout founded glassworks and a pottery there in the 1830’s. The demographic pressure …

Langs het Zwarte Water liggen de drie woonkernen Zwolle, Hasselt en Genemuiden. Door de woonkernen dreigt dit gebied dicht te slibben. Genemuiden en Hasselt willen uitbreiden de polder in met zowel industrie als woningen. Zwolle heeft geen ruimte meer vanwege de begrenzing van het Nationaal Landschap …

The prejudice and discrimination against Roma started upon arrival in the 11th century. They were seen as untrustworthy due to the nomadic lifestyle and different skin colour. Roma were forced to live as slaves during the 1500 which ended several centuries later in 1864. Although, legally they were …

Although minorities make up only 5-10% of the population in Europe, they receive a lot of negative attention in the media. Minorities are blamed for issues that range from a country's economic problems to cultural disharmony. As a result, the ethnic minorities feel as though they are on the outer edge …